Adelaide Investorgator V-Newsletter

In this month's Newsletter we explore the benefits of Tax Depreciation. Tax Depreciation is one of the wonderful incentives the government makes available to investors to help encourage investment in property. In this month’s interview we speak with Tom Plenty from BMT Tax Depreciation Quantity Surveyors. Tom is an owner and Director of BMT and in this interview tells us more about Tax Depreciation and its hidden advantages.

Renovation and home staging is an excellent way to increase the value of a property as well as the rental yield. In this interview we speak with Charyn and Kate Youngson from Houses to Impress. Here they inspect a property recently acquired by Adelaide Property Finders and tell us what cost effective improvements can be made to improve the value and rental income from the property.

Property development is an excellent way to make money and it is also an excellent way to lose money. In this segment we take a look at the process of property development from a professional’s perspective.

Kids and Money is a company which focuses on the childhood education of good money habits. Here Trudy McGowan will tell us about the importance of instilling good financial habits in a child from an early age and how these habits can assist the individual in their later years.

Xenia is a Co-Director of AdProp which is a specialist property management agency which only focuses on property management. Here Xenia will tell us about property management and the things that an investor would need to consider for effectively managing their property.

Economic confidence and prosperity have a strong influence on investor spending. In relation to the housing market the consequence of this is often increase in house prices. In this interview we are speaking with Brian Cunningham. Brian works with the South Australian Government and is the Chief Executive at the Department of Trade and Economic Development. Here Brian will tell us about the current position of the South Australian Economy and where it is heading in the future.

Titles are a means of proving ownership over a piece of land as well as providing a legal description of the land. To tell us more about this we are speaking with Brenton Pike. Brenton is the Acting Registrar General and the Manager of the Lands Titles Office. Here, Brenton will tell us all about titles and land ownership including the history of titles, the issuing and creation of titles as well as the government guarantee of titles.

Trusts are often an excellent means whereby assets can be protected. The ownership of property within a trust also has some interesting tax implications. Campbell Rankine is a solicitor/barrister who works wholly in the area of taxation law and holds a doctorate in taxation of trusts. Campbell is also a chartered accountant. Here, Dr Rankine will tell us about trust law and taxation and the things that investors may need to consider when dealing with trusts.

Economic factors as well as population growth are often considered as good indicators for predicting future property growth, however, planning policies as well as living habits often have a far greater influence on house prices than is often realised. During this interview we will be speaking with Terry Walsh from the Urban Development Institute of Australia (SA Division). Here Terry will tell us about the land availability issues across Adelaide and how this may affect house prices in the future.

The city of Adelaide is rapidly changing. In this newsletter we interview Rod Hook. Rod works with the South Australian Government and is the Executive Director at the office of major projects and infrastructure. In this video interview Rod tells us about the major infrastructure projects currently happening and planned to happen around Adelaide. We have also added a past interview with the ABC radio station where we talk about these changes and how they will affect housing affordability in the future.